from Ostia, Italy Niche with the Three Graces, second half of the 2nd century CE fresco on plaster Once part of a tomb, this curved niche panel depicts three nude women. Known collectively as the Gratiae in Roman mythology, the Three Graces are goddesses originating from Greek myth. Each of them personifies a specific attribute: Aglaea (splendor), Euphrosyne (joy), and Thalia (festivity). This representation of the Graces-three women entwined with one figure facing the other two-resembles earlier Hellenistic models. Archacological Park of Ostia Antica, Rome, 10033 2026.79